Monday, January 14, 2013

Christian D.
Larson(1874 – 1962)was a New Thought leader and teacher, as well
as a prolific author of metaphysical and New Thought books.I like his writings very much. They
are really a source of inspiration, strength and peace. The following passage is taken from his small
book “Just be glad”. I think we all should start this New Year in the right spirit
explained in the following passage.

May our life be a beautiful song finely tuned with harmony!

-N.GANESHAN

JUST BE GLAD

ALL things respond to the call of rejoicing;
all things gather where life is a song.This is the message of the
new order, the new life and the new time. It is the golden text of the great
gospel of human sunshine. It is the central truth of that sublime philosophy of
existence, which declares that the greatest good is happiness, and that heaven
is here and now.

To live in the spirit of this wonderful message;
to be a living example of this great gospel, to work out in everyday life the
principle of this inspiring philosophy, the first and most important thing to
do, is to lay aside our sorrows and glooms, and just be glad.

Whatever you are, or whatever has happened, just
be glad. Be glad because you are here. You are here in a beautiful world; and
all that is beautiful may be found in this world. It is a world wherein all
that is rich in life may be enjoyed beyond measure; a world wherein happiness
may overflow eternally in every human heart; a world wherein all the dreams of
life may be realized, and all the visions of the soul made true. Then why
should we not be glad; first of all that we are here; that we are in this
world; that we may stay here for a long time if we so desire, and enjoy every
minute to the full?

The real truth is that this world is nothing
less than a limitless sea of happiness, the vastness and glory of which we are
just beginning to know. And life itself is a song, while time is one eternal
symphony. To be in tune with life, therefore, and to be in harmony with the endless
music of time, we must of necessity be glad. But after we have learned, to be
glad, under every circumstance, it is no longer a necessity; it is a privilege,
and has become a part of our active, living, thinking self.

Just be glad, and you always will be glad. You
will always have better reason to be glad. You will have more and more things
to make you glad. For great is the power of sunshine, especially human
sunshine. It can change anything, transform anything, remake anything, and
cause anything to become as and beautiful as itself.

Just be glad and your fate will change; a new
life will begin and a new future will dawn for you. All things that are good
and desirable will begin to come into your world in greater measure, and you
will be enriched far beyond your expectations, both from the without and from
the within. And the cause of the change is this, thatall things respond to the
call of rejoicing; all things gather where life is a song.

When you are tempted to feel discouraged or
disappointed, be glad instead. Know that you can, say that you will, and stand
uncompromisingly upon your resolve. Be strong and be glad. For when strength
and rejoicing combine in your soul, every trace of gloom or despair must disappear;
because such conditions can exist only where weakness is the rule and mastery
the exception.

Combine strength with rejoicing and you will
exercise a magic power—you will possess a secret that will serve you royally no
matter what your difficulties or obstacles may be. All joy is light; and it is
the light that dispels the darkness.

When things are not to your liking, be glad
nevertheless, for the glad heart can cause all things to be as we wish them to
be. When things do not give you pleasure, proceed instead to create pleasure in
your own heart and soul. And you can if you will always be glad. Besides,
things will soon change for the better if you continue in the spirit of
rejoicing. It is the law that all good things will sooner or later
come and be, where the greatest happiness is to be found. Therefore, be
happiness in yourself, regardless of times, seasons or circumstances.

When things do not please you, resolve to please
yourself by being glad, and you can add immeasurably to your happiness in
this simple manner. Then you must remember that the fountain of joy within your
own soul is infinitely greater than all external sources of joy combined. But
as far as we can, we should add the joys from without to the joys from within,
and in all things be glad.

Rejoice in your strength, rejoice in your
talents and powers, rejoice in the wonders of your own nature. For there is far
more in you than you ever dreamed. So whatever may come, you are greater than
it all, richer than it all. And knowing this, why should you not be glad?

When evil befalls you, consider the fact that
the good that is yet in your possession is many times as great as all the evil
you could ever know. Consider this stupendous fact and be glad. Then remember,
with rejoicing, that neither evil nor wrong can exist very long in the radiant
sunshine of a glad triumphant soul.

If you have lost anything, have no regrets. Be
glad and begin again. Be glad that you can begin again. Be glad to know that
the future is always richer and better than the past if we only try to make it
so. Then forget the loss, and rejoice in the fact that you have the power to
secure something far better in return. You know that you have this power; then
you can never be otherwise than glad.

Whatever comes or not, sing again and again the
song of "the soul victorious"; and mean it with your whole heart.
Enter into this song with all the power of mind and spirit, for it is always
that which we know and sincerely believe that contains the greater worth and
power.

When you resolve to be glad at all times and
under every circumstance, resolve also to give your whole heart and soul to the
spirit of your rejoicing. Give power to gladness, and give life to your song.
Open the way for all the sunshine of your soul; and see that every sunbeam from
within be one of power as well as one of joy.

It is the full joy of the soul that makes the
heart young and the mind great. For as it is in nature, so it is also in man.
It is the full glory of the noonday sun that quickens the earth, that makes the
fields green, that causes the flowers to bloom. Where the sun is strong all
growth is luxurious and all nature bountiful. It is the same when the sunshine
of the soul is full, strong and constant in the daily life of man. So therefore
rejoice with great joy. Rejoice always and give life and power to your joy.

There is magic in the sunshine of the soul;
there if a charmed power in the radiant splendor of a beaming countenance. Such
a countenance can dispel anything that may threaten to give disappointment or
dismay. So remember to be glad and mean it. It is the greatest remedy in the
world, and the greatest protector in the world. It can harm nothing for it
turns all wrong into right. It is the sunshine from within that causes all
darkness to cease to be. It therefore brings good to everybody, and he who is
always glad is always adding to the welfare of every member of the race.

When fate seems unkind, do not be unkind to
yourself by becoming disheartened or dismayed. Instead, rejoice in the
great fact that you are greater and stronger than any fate; that you have the
power to master your whole life, and determine your destiny according to your
own invincible will. Then resolve that you will begin at once to prove that
strength, and cause all the elements of fate to come with you, and work with
you in building for that greater future which you have so often longed for in
your visions and dreams.

Therefore, whatever your fate may be, just be
glad. You can change it all. And as you proceed to exercise this divine right,
the darkness of today will become the sunshine of tomorrow, and the
disappointments of the present will become the pastures green of the future.